1:00 PM Pacific Standard Time The flight from Milwaukee went off without too much of a hitch, there was a little delay at the gate but in the end we landed around noon here in Los Angeles and after picking up my bag from Carousel B, I made my way to the International Terminal, it has a name like Ed Bradley or something like that, for what will b...

I'm here, and how great it is to be here. And might I mention, I'm living in a mansion... that's over 100 years old. Built in the early 1880s, I believe. Nonetheless, it's a mansion. There's 19 people living in this one house, and there's only five rooms that have two people in them (3 married couples, and two rooms with two interns each). I am ...

Well, I arrived safe and sound, but my flight across to Singapore was going to be seriously delayed. This coupled with waking-up to a NASTY head cold had me wondering if this was a bad start! However Cathay Pacific kindly offered me two optins. 1) To put me up in Hong Kong for the night and pay for my meals if I wanted to wait out the delay. 2)T...

I got into LAX ok. The first couple of flights were rough. They didn't let us leave MBS until an HOUR after we were scheduled. They said something about excess superbowl traffic, but I think it was more of a security holdup. Then, I only had a 45 minute layover in Detroit, so that was all used up sitting in Saginaw. I show up at Detroit, and I'm...

Back home at last and it's quite chilly in comparison to over there, but I love it! I already miss Thailand and my family there and the food!!! Each time I go, I find myself not wanting to leave but when I first arrive, that's all I want to do! Maybe in 2 years I'll find myself back there again. *crosses fingers* Riding the subway was a highligh...

Lifeguard training was fun. A bunch of aussies and one kiwi. Was quickly introduced to American breakfasts of danishes, pastries and other sweet breads... really healthy stuff! I'd done my Bronze Medallion at school and have pretty much always been close to the water growing up, but I'd never done much lifesaving stuff. It was great! Like a litt...

Very exciting. I'm leaving home today. My sisters take me to the Harrisburg International airport for my noon time flight to Los Angeles via Philadelphia. At the MDT (Harrisburg) airport, I was told I can't check my bag through to my final destination which is Bangkok because I have to spend a night in LA, even though I'll connect to a very next...

(I'll preface by saying my journal entries from this trip are very brief without much detail. I may be able to add a bit from memory, but it was a while ago.) The cross-country roadtrip began on St Patrick's Day with Josh and I driving just a bit south to Castlerock to stay with our friend, Jeannie. She took us out in the big town of Longview fo...